Developers posts on forum

GeneralDirection:
Unfortunately we don't have unlimited staff to throw at updating the clusters, testing for stability, etc. So we have to stagger the releases; it's a resource issue more than anything else.

GeneralDirection: It's not on the NA portal because the release date is not set in stone until the release for EU is complete. That's the way it works with every update.

GeneralDirection:
It's not on the NA portal because the release date is not set in stone until the release for EU is complete. That's the way it works with every update.

GeneralDirection: Correct, so it will come shortly after EU. Pending stability on the EU cluster, of course--that's the only thing that could postpone it at this point.

GeneralDirection:
Correct, so it will come shortly after EU. Pending stability on the EU cluster, of course--that's the only thing that could postpone it at this point.

Agrona: It's already out, and it's all the Chieftain  

Agrona: They posted it October 18 and the contest ran for a week.
Here is the full news story http://worldoftanks....e-face-contest/
Hope that helps.

Agrona: I failed to update the post, so I apologize. Forum voting for finalists isn't going to be done until we can find a way to do it where people don't cheat to throw off the polls.
When picking the winners here we tried to go by upvotes and by who we thought you all would like the most and I feel like you are all very happy with the decisions.

GeneralDirection: There's no 'official word' on it being postponed, because it's not postponed. We haven't stated a date yet, but the EU portal should give you an idea of when to expect it for NA.

GeneralDirection:
There's no 'official word' on it being postponed, because it's not postponed. We haven't stated a date yet, but the EU portal should give you an idea of when to expect it for NA.

Agrona: That is an amazing costume! I didn't have a costume contest planned but I will try and see if there is some kind of Halloween contest I can setup for everyone to post pictures of their costumes. There might not be enough time, but I will see what we can do.

Hypnotik: Mugsy, thanks for answering my post, but I don't think you actually read what I was asking. I asked about credit specials, not XP.

Mugsy_: Hey, I really appreciate how reasonably stated that was. Feedback noted sir.

Agrona: You're welcome! Thank you guys for making such fun videos!

Mugsy_:
Hello,
I think you posted this in the wrong section. I don't see a suggestion here. I'll see if I can get a mod to move this for you.
Also, premium tanks only have an economic advantage and rarely a battlefield advantage with few exceptions.

We're going to be launching a tank academy / mentoring program to provide players with the resources to improve their playing skills. Please keep an eye on our announcements to see when it is implemented.
~ Mugsy_

Agrona: I like that it was rated "R" for Ridiculous

Mugsy_: I think of the economy as an ecosystem as well. The credit loss you'll hit at tier 8 is also there to encourage players to go back to their mid tier tanks and actually populate the matchmaker. But I understand you are feeling punished by it and I'll take your experience into account. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us, it is important to know how people feel about all aspects of the game. ~ Mugsy_

Agrona: The three winning submissions all had something to do with the voting, they didn't just slap the logo on it. Part of the reason they won, they followed what was needed in the article.

Mugsy_: Agreed! I am working on reorganizing the Q+A thread that is happening in the gameplay section. When everything gets moved around it should be a lot easier to use and read through. ~ Mugsy_

Agrona: But this has nothing to do with the Golden Joystick, and doesn't even mention it, so it couldn't have been a contender.
Entries had to have the Golden Joystick in them to be considered.

Mugsy_:
oh like opening season. I imagined an object to open deer. Like a beer opener.

Mugsy_: deer opener?

Mugsy_: The event will not be delayed but we are looking into ways to make sure that some of the event is still available to people affected by this hurricane. ~ Mugsy_

Mugsy_: Hey. Everyone needs to calm down. Please address one another with respect and human decency. Otherwise this thread gets shut down and the conversation ends.

dance210: Congrats to the winners! Very nicely done  

Mugsy_: I am originally from NJ / Philly
*so there are a lot of friends and family back home I am worried about.

Mugsy_: Hey everyone, I hope everyone is well by the time you read this. I know that you have lots of concern and bigger things to worry about. I will see if I can successfully advocate for some kind of delay in the reward process so everyone can take part in it. I will have them post a news article if that happens. ~ Mugsy_

Agrona: I am sorry that people are so unhappy with the results, I really am. We try to be fair and go by what the rules stated and pick who we feel are the winners from those who followed the rules.
Also, the last Golden Joytstick contest where we let players vote, people cheated to win, a bunch of times, so we had to change up how winners are chosen.

Agrona: And keep in mind that the entries had to have the Golden Joystick voting in them and needed to follow these rules.
One entry per player allowed.
The comic should consist of at least three panels.
The maximum resolution allowed is up to 1024x768 in jpeg format.
The size of the image cannot exceed 700 kb
Upload your picture to an image storage location (such as Flickr or Photobucket). Your comic must be linked in a post to this special forum thread before the contest ends.  Images must be posted within spoiler tags. Example:  [ spoiler ] image URL [ /spoiler ]  (make sure you remove spaces from the code).
The comic must be related to the Golden Joystick nomination and voting process.
Comics must not break moral, ethical and legal standards and must follow standard forum rules for image content.
All comics must be in English
Many of the submissions did not follow.

Agrona: The community team are the members of Wargaming who work in Community.

Agrona: The contest is over as of last night. The videos are being looked at and selected by Wargaming. The results should be posted later this afternoon.

Agrona: Nope, never forgotten. It will be up in just a few minutes.

Mugsy_: Hey ohsi,
As usual, your posts are interesting and well thought out. I think this is a really neat idea. In your opinion,  should players have the ability to choose whether or not a battle they are joining is a league ranked battle or a random public match? For example, what if I wanted to try out some new technique, gun, strategy, map location, or whatever, could I still choose to do a random pubbie without damaging my league standing?
~ Mugsy_

Agrona: Here are the winners of the latest Twitter quiz! Congratulations to those that were randomly selected! News article
Dante41 1000
BilboTankins 600
Boshaw 600
Catahoula 600
Fweet 600
Generalmaze 600
gloomhound 600
Maxanov 600
Noch 600
TheUDF 600
THORNS 600
x61728 600
1sgthoward 400
A13XAND3R 400
All_Way 400
ArcticSoldier 400
Ashigarukisha 400
Bad_Omen 400
BMCha 400
CherryRasulka 400
cpt_fink 400
crfernald 400
cWal16 400
DarkBowser3 400
das_nooblet 400
Dead_Baron 400
DeMatt 400
diediealldie 400
dsibilant 400
Karzard1010 400
Kehot 400
komei  400
Kynetic 400
Larkio 400
Leagolaskingmirk 400
Moldy_Dog 400
Niff441 400
PantherMK 400
Portus 400
r00tb33r 400
ripred94 400
Silverbulleta4 400
studless 400
TenaciousT123 400
Theurge 400
vehikill 400
WAAAGHCRAFT 400
Waxxxz018 400
youm0nt 400
Zipang01 400
_Soul_Hunter_ 200
Aesir 200
amourrachelle 200
Armored_Cavalry 200
Baeyn 200
brokentreads 200
Buccaneer 200
Camotiger 200
choka187 200
chris_nlnz 200
cridasanol941127 200
dance210 200
Dragondraro 200
EagleFly_5 200
ExplosiveBrutality 200
F_M_Rommel 200
FistOfTheNorthStar 200
gameplay 200
GoodGameXXX 200
Grogdor 200
habib92 200
helas 200
Historo  200
icemeats 200
japarican 200
jazwa 200
Jonhy05 200
juicebhai 200
june61944 200
kates 200
KC81 200
kucingman 200
Lemelisk1 200
Meatbundle 200
Megablast385  200
mJustVajjingHereMan 200
MoarVespeneGas 200
Moonrider 200
MOZHYSK  200
MrStuka_1 200
Namako 200
oddball24 200
Pink_panzer86 200
PLPBAIW 200
PresidentJ 200
reretartar 200
reusenoob 200
robertwalsh1981 200
santy_22 200
Sestren 200
SFR_Orion126 200
SgtBuddy 200
shewlian 200
shirkus 200
Shutemi 200
Skullgaffer 200
SmileYourDead 200
Sone9 200
start2 200
Steiner_ 200
Stro12 200
Submarine 200
superspudpk93 200
TACOSS 200
Tanksjeff 200
TBob_ 200
Tekore 200
thunderjp 200
Timer17 200
tiwana 200
treeburst 200
TurboMinchia 200
wooder 200
Woots 200
xanagu 200
Here are the questions and answers to the quiz
Q1: What was the name of the hard-edged camo scheme used by the British in North Africa, going out of service by Lightfoot?
A1: Caunter
Q2: Crusaders were disguised as lorries by use of Sunshield. What occupation did the inventor have before the war?
A2: Illusionist / Magician. (Major Jasper Maskelyne)
Q3: Priest and Bishop were not the only members of the Clergy in North Africa in 1942. What’s the third?
A3: Deacon (6Pr AT gun on an armoured AEC Matador)
Q4:  What were the “swallows”?
A4: Sherman tanks
Q5: Sherman was not the only new tank to make its Eighth Army debut at El Alamein. Six of what other new tank served in Lightfoot?
A5: Churchill
Q6: What was the name of the Churchill unit used?
A6: Kingforce
Q7: How many inches needed to be cut off the barrel of the 6pr to make it work in the Churchill III’s turret?
A7: 6”. (L50 to L43)
Q8: What company manufactured the majority of boilers used by US Navy ships in WWII?
A8: Babcock and Wilcox
Q9: What does Question 8 have to do with Kingforce?
A9: The welded turrets on Churchill IIIs were made by Babcock and Wilcox Ltd, formed by the American company of the same name.
Q10:   The Polish Mine detector that was first used in the operation was designed where and by who?
A10: Scotland by  Lt. Józef Kosacki
Q11: Eve of battle, Montys message to troops ended “together, we will hit the enemy for six out of Africa.” Metaphor referred to?
A11: Cricket. Hitting for ‘six’ is to hit the ball out of the field’s perimeter.
Q12: What was the difference between Pz III Ausf J mit 5cm KwK L60 and Pz III Ausf L mit 5cm KwK L60?
A12: The name.  It was just a redesignation.
Q13: How many track links per side on a new Pz III Ausf L?
A13: 93
Q14: What is the displacement, in litres, of the engine of PzIII Ausf L?
A14: 11.9 (well, 11.87 give or take)
Q15:  What was the common name for the 5 mile wide German mine field between the armies?
A15: The Devil’s Garden
Q16: There were plenty of plates in this garden. What was the common name for them?
A16: Tellermine (Teller = German for plate or dish)
Q17: Who was the overall commander of Axis Forces in North Africa (But not the Meditteranean) at the time of Lightfoot?
A17: Marshal Estore Battico
Q18: How much High Explosive filler was in the 8.8cm Pzgr.39 as fired by the 8.8 FlaK L/56?
A18: 59 grams (About 2.1oz)
Q19:  What was the magnification on the telescope used by 8.8cm FlaK L56 to engage ground targets?
A19: x4
Q20: Back to the US Navy. Who was the connection between the tanks of X Corps and Captain Robert W Fleming?
A20: Lt General Herbert Lumsden, CO of X Corps (Killed with CPT Fleming when USS New Mexico was hit by an aircraft)

Agrona: Here are the winners of the Halloween Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest there were some amazing submissions, here are the top 5 winners! See the full news story here
#1 kevlartank

#2 soga
http://www.youtube.c...d&v=UHTbetykvb0
#3 soapwarrior

#4 pirithiumx

#5 Scorpion_Strike
http://www.youtube.c...d&v=kep7pEvxYUk

Agrona: Thank you everyone for making awesome comics for this contest, and thank you all for voting for WOT for the Golden Joystick!
Here are the winners of the contest and check out the news posting here
#1 Protonoid- wins 5000 gold

# 2 Jeterman- wins 4000 gold

#3 absol- wins 3000 gold

Captain_Judo: Cap Faster 3:1 -G- Banned Angels
Skirmish XXI is in the books! Congratulations, Cap Faster, for winning Skirmish XXI by defeating -G- Banned Angels in the final!   
Cap Faster shares many of the same players from Cap Fast, the most recent Challenge winners. This marks two tournament victories within a single week for several of these players!
AbsoluteRoyal
CarbonWard
donkeyhotay
Friction
Fzerox
JackQueRudo
nagatron
slapdown
Congratulations, gentlemen. Your prize will credit your accounts shortly.  

Agrona: Still trying to go over the winners, we will post them today.
Thanks for your patience!

Agrona: It ended on the 24th.

CatStalker: Yes we are! Gooo Giants!

CatStalker: The Giant's pitchers have just been on fire recently. Detroit wanted to push the series, they weren't holding back at all.